PFC Lawrence Ira Martin was the son of Charles F. Martin and Lillie Westerfield-Martin and was born on February 7, 1922, in Mercer County, and
Pvt. Harold Dale Lane was born on November 13, 1921, to Mary Evaline Beck-Lane and Homer Lane in Litchfield, Illinois. His family lived at 622
Pvt. Joseph Donald Lajzer was born on October 31, 1918, in Toledo, Ohio. He was one of five sons and two daughters born to Peter
PFC Warren Trent Lackie was the son of George W. Lackie and Alma P. Palley-Lackie. He was born, with his twin brother, on September 19,
PFC Otto Robert Kafer was born on July 5, 1917, in Eureka, South Dakota, to Karl Kafer and Caroline Mettler-Kafer, and had three sisters and
Cpl. Virgil Clarence Janes was the oldest of six sons born to Joseph H. Janes and Lavena J. Goode-Janes. He was born on January 29,
Cpl. Thomas Jefferson Hicks was born in Elkins, West Virginia, on April 13, 1918, to Albert J. Hicks and Mattie Barlow-Hicks. He had three sisters
PFC Owen Manley Hewlett was born on November 3, 1902, in Anton, Kentucky, to Giles B. Hewlett and Lola D. Kirkwood-Hewlett, and had three sisters
T/5 Ralph Raymond Shaffer was born in Chicago, Illinois, on October 14, 1918, to Emory Shaffer and Ellen Pasculewic-Shaffer and grew up on the north
Pvt. James Ernest Edwards was born on July 15, 1917, to William A. Edwards and Isabella Christmas-Edwards. He was one of the couple’s four sons.
Cpl. Edward Gus Depa was born on September 3, 1916, to Marek and Ludwina Depa, in Taylor County, Wisconsin, and was raised in Wisconsin with
Pvt. John Theodore Strompolis was born on January 20, 1919, to George T. Strompolis and Eleni M. Gounis-Strompolis – who were Greek immigrants – in
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